Getting married at the height of war
William and Mary were married on 7 March 1942. William was serving in the Royal Engineers and Mary who was from Edinburgh worked in a munitions factory in Hull. William was given 9 days leave to marry Mary before returning to duty.

Photo: William and Mary Clarke of Yardley Gobion
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